04005nam 22007333u 450 991095963930332120240919180115.00-585-14107-X(CKB)111004368625246(EBL)1318822(OCoLC)855503402(SSID)ssj0000249037(PQKBManifestationID)11210090(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000249037(PQKBWorkID)10203949(PQKB)10262940(MiAaPQ)EBC1318822(EXLCZ)9911100436862524620131216d2013|||| u|| |engtxtccrSouthern parties and elections studies in regional political changeTuscaloosa University of Alabama Press20131 online resource (251 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-0862-8 Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Changing Electoral and Party Politics in the South; Part One: The Electoral Environment; 1. Voting Rights in the South After Shaw and Miller : The End of Racial Fairness?; 2. Voter Turnout and Candidate Participation: Effects of Affirmative Action Districting; 3. The Impact of Election Timing on Republican Trickle-Down in the South; 4. Changes in the Composition of Political Activists, 1952-1992; 5. Age and Partisanship, 1952-1992; Part Two: Nominations, Elections, and Partisan Developments6. Out of the Phone Booths: Republican Primaries in the Deep South7. Dixie Versus the Nonsouthern Megastates in American Presidential Politics; 8. Increasing Liberalism Among Southern Members of Congress, 1970-1990, with an Analysis of the 1994 Congressional Elections; 9. Representation and Party in the Virginia General Assembly Since the Civil Rights and Reapportionment Revolutions; 10. Electoral Competition and Southern State Legislatures: The Dynamics of Change; Conclusion: Southern Party and Electoral Politics in the 1990's: Change or Continuity?; Notes; Select Bibliography; ContributorsIndexThis fresh look at southern politics clarifies the recent and dramatic development of party competition in the South. Southern politics has changed dramatically during the past half century. While new developments have touched virtually every aspect of the region's politics, change has been especially marked in the South's political party and electoral systems. Southern Parties and Elections explores the contemporary developments in party realignment and examines the relationship between regional party change and electoral behavior and the larger patterns in national polPolitical partiesSouthern StatesElectionsSouthern StatesSouthern StatesPolitics and government1951-Political partiesElections324.275Steed Robert P1833502Moreland Laurence W1833503Baker Tod A1833504Anderson R. Bruce1190875Barth Jay1966-1833505Bullock Charles S.III,1942-1833506Cotter Patrick R1833507Eamon Tom1833508Fisher Samuel H.1955-1833509Gaddie Ronald Keith1833510Hoppe Layne1833511Hotaling John J1833512McCleskey Clifton1833513Mills Jon L1833514Nadeau Richard1956-1234843Scher Richard K961952Stanley Harold W(Harold Watkins)1861773Sturrock David E313873Williams Felita T1833516AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910959639303321Southern parties and elections4467974UNINA06065oam 2200769I 450 991096237980332120251116194341.00-7890-2209-51-317-78733-11-315-80870-61-317-78734-X10.4324/9781315808703 (CKB)2550000001187576(EBL)1588499(SSID)ssj0001157368(PQKBManifestationID)11715971(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001157368(PQKBWorkID)11207578(PQKB)10266609(OCoLC)872681901(MiAaPQ)EBC1588499(Au-PeEL)EBL1588499(CaPaEBR)ebr10826022(CaONFJC)MIL566944(OCoLC)867928589(FINmELB)ELB136818(EXLCZ)99255000000118757620180706e20122003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEmpowerment and participatory evaluation of community interventions multiple benefits /Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, Gary W. Harper, editors1st ed.New York :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (118 p.)". has been co-published as Journal of prevention & intervention in the community, volume 26, number 2 2003."0-7890-2208-7 1-306-35693-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Community-Based Approaches to Empowerment and Participatory Evaluation; References; Implementing an Outcomes Model in the Participatory Evaluation of Community Initiatives; Introduction; Outcomes Model and Evaluation Theory; Outcomes Model; Evaluation Theory; The Process of Implementing an Outcomes Model: Evaluation Phases; Phase I: Developing a Partnership and Planning the Evaluation; Challenges and Potential Solutions; Phase II: Developing an Outcomes Model; Challenges and Potential SolutionsPhase III: Identifying the Methodology and Data CollectionChallenges and Potential Solutions in Developing Tools and Protocols; Challenges and Solutions in Selecting the Data Collection Method and Its Implementation; Phase IV: Interpreting and Reporting Findings; Challenges and Potential Solutions; Phase V: Utilization of Evaluation Findings; Challenges and Potential Solutions; Time Spent in Process-Related Issues; Discussion; References; Building Capacity for Participatory Evaluation Within Community Initiatives; Framework and Supports for Participatory Evaluation within CommunitiesNaming and Framing the Problem or GoalDeveloping a Logic Model for Achieving Success; Identifying Research Questions and Appropriate Methods; Documenting the Intervention and Its Effects; Making Sense of the Data; Using the Information to Celebrate and Make Adjustments; Challenges and Benefits of Participatory Evaluation; Conclusion; References; Promoting Program Success and Fulfilling Accountability Requirements in a Statewide Community-Based Initiative: Challenges, Progress, and Lessons Learned; Introduction; Challenges to Evaluation; Empowerment EvaluationFirst Steps Internal Accountability SystemPIE Tools; Effective Practice Network; Evaluation Coaching; PIE in One County; Challenges, Progress, and Lessons Learned; Organizational Structure/Systems Coordination; Multiple Stakeholders/Multiple Needs; Evaluation Readiness; Conclusion; Note; References; Collaborative Process Evaluation: Enhancing Community Relevance and Cultural Appropriateness in HIV Prevention; Introduction; Collaborative Process Evaluation; Theorencal Foundanons; Developing the Collaborative Partnership; The Evaluation Planand Methods; Staff Members' Skill EnhancementProgram Promotion and Outreach MonitoringProgram Implementation; Program Changes Based on Process Evaluation; Modifications to Both SHERO's and YMP Programs; Modifications Specific to the SHERO's Program; Modifications Specific to YMP; Benefits of the Collaborative Process Evaluation; Conclusion; References; Collaborative Program Development and Evaluation: A Case Study in Conflict Resolution Education; Conflict Resolution in Schools Program: A Case Study; Project Overview; Phases of CRiSP Development; Phase I: Initial Planning and Identification of NeedsPhase II: Design and Implementation in Target SchoolsProgram evaluations are more relevant when conducted by the people directly involved in the programs and members of the communities they serve. Learn how empowerment and participatory evaluation can help community programs deliver more effective services! With this book, you'll examine theoretical models, empirical investigations, and case studies that highlight important aspects of empowerment and participatory evaluation in community programs. The first half of the book presents frameworks and tools for empowerment and participatory evaluation, with an emphasis on transferring skillSocial serviceEvaluationCitizen participationHuman servicesEvaluationCitizen participationCommunity health servicesEvaluationCitizen participationEvaluation research (Social action programs)Citizen participationSocial serviceEvaluationCitizen participation.Human servicesEvaluationCitizen participation.Community health servicesEvaluationCitizen participation.Evaluation research (Social action programs)Citizen participation.118361.2068Harper Gary W1873799Suarez-Balcazar Yolanda1873800MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962379803321Empowerment and participatory evaluation of community interventions4484035UNINA